Any suggestions on removing old overspray from a painted surface on my fathers truck? It had to have the hood painted about a year ago, and instead of taking the hood off and taking just the hood into the booth, they took the whole truck in the paint booth and painted the hood with the rest of the truck masked off.

Overspray got everywhere, and now that he wants to sell the truck, we need to get rid of the overspray.

It looks like clear coat to me, as the truck is red, and you can't really see a shade of color in it. Doesnt clearcoat come off easier than regular paint?

Any suggestions?

 

paint cleaner

clay

throttle body cleaner/mix it with water(this will take off everything but don't just spray the paint, it will mess up the clearcoat if you don't wash it off)

 

try clay bar first. I had some fresh overspray and it came off....so I would imagine, the old stuff should come off as well.

 

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clay

throttle body cleaner/mix it with water(this will take off everything but don't just spray the paint, it will mess up the clearcoat if you don't wash it off)</TD></TR></TABLE>

whats this paint cleaner you speak of as i have the same issue except im pretty sure that it is real paint and not clear coat thought about wet sanding but dont really have the time although i shoud due to the swirls in the clear from the car not being taken care of before me

 

I really don't want to go the chemical way if I can avoid it, I really don't want to take that risk.

What mixture of TB cleaner/water do you suggest? And will clay really take off older (10-11 months old) overspray?

 

take a razor blade and windex the start scrapin it of it works like a champ ive done it many times to my car and my friends

GL

 

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why risk it? razor blade on paint, um..i am sure most people will not have that kind of *****/skill to pull it off without making a scratch


and for the OP

paint cleaner is sold in a bottle, meg. paint cleaner is around 5 dollar a bottle, that's the stuff you use before you apply the wax, it will takes off most of the stuff on top of the clearcoat(in this case, the overspray)

if it will not work, use claybar

if that failed too, use a damp cloth, spray a tad of throttle body cleaner on it and rub the paint, after you get all the overspray out, wash the area good, the tb cleaner is very strong and probably eat thru your clearcoat.

and about the ratio..just a jizz or two and rub it fast, most of the time you have to do it couple of time to get everything out. Some *** spray paint some emo logo on our work van before and we took it out without harming the clearcoat.


rubbing compound would work but most people do not have rotary tools and alot of people leave it in too long and cut into the paint

 

risk what? the only part that id be sceptical to do that to is the back window with all the defrost **** on it.

 

I have a non-orbital buffer, with a couple pads, I may try that rubbing compound.

I really want to use something they would use in a body shop, I just don't want to pay for someone in a body shop to get it out. Plus it would be a good learning experience.

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Ahm, no. Simply no. No razorblades. I don't have that steady of a hand.

 

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let's make sure we are on the same page, you can use razor blade on glass, but i think the OP is asking for overspray on BODY COLORED PANEL(like the fender, hood, roof, etc)

and the defroster you use a fine grade steel wool, it will take out everything beside the defroster, I removed tint before and that's what i used.

 

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we're talking about removing the overspray off of a painted surface....not glass.

 

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and the defroster you use a fine grade steel wool, it will take out everything beside the defroster, I removed tint before and that's what i used.
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OP: paint cleaner seem the best choice so far gl

 

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WoRd.

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I will try. What grade cut do you guys suggest. I know they have different "grits" that I have seen when I sold parts. There is light cut, medium cut, and coarse cut. I am assuming a light to medium...

What kind of buffing pad? Wool or cotton?

 

Any more ideas?

 

fingernail polish remover. i used on my car a few times it doesn't seem to hurt the original paint job. try a small spot first.

 

I'd go with the clay like stated above. If that doesn't work i've used a wool pad/rubbin' compound with a circular polisher and that took the overspray off. Just work your way back out after with a light polish like 3m perfect it or something like that. Hope that helps